You need the PUEL version directly from VirtualBox and not the OSE version in the repositories to have usb connectivity.
Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 19 January 2011 19:12, Jon B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected] <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>, > "m" <m_alexander61@...> wrote: > ... > Virtualbox is the best (ONLY?!) place for Windows! lol Looking forward to > having the warranty expire on this machine so I can dump it (Win). Actually > I do have one other problem which I've never been able to solve, even with > the help of the guru's here...I can't get VBox to recognize my external > drives. > ... > > Mark- > Not sure if you're talking about USB external devices but if so, there is a > configuration option in Virtualbox that must be enabled before the VM is > made active. It can be found under the settings of the individual VM, under > the Ports icon. On the right side of the window is a light-blue colored > icon. Once you click it, it should put a new entry in the window to the left > of it reading "New Filter 1". Its not intuitive but that "means" that the VM > will not recognize any USB connected device - assuming that drivers exist in > the VM. > > HTH, > jb > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
